I feel horrible now! This chapter could have taken me a day to write, but then again, I haven't updated for a while! I apologize too all my reviewers, but for a while I'm in the process of packing up my house to move! Okay, enough of me rambling, on to the chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko, and if I have to say it one more time I'll go mad!
Claimer: Even though she won't be featured in this chapter, Olivia Allen still belongs to me! Besides her, Brian Eberly belongs to me as well, and he will be featured this time.
-The Gangs POV's-
"Can't we stay a little while longer?" Ulrich urged the nurse into letting them stay, for the purpose of Olivia passing out in front of them in broad daylight.
Much to the gang's dismay, the nurse was persistent in her orders. "No, no, Olivia has to wake up without all of this confusion, off you go!"She gave one last hostile glance until they all gave up. They walked solemnly to their classes, grunting and cursing to themselves for not trying harder to persuade Dorothy.
However, one thing still lingered in the minds of each individual: Brian Eberly. Ulrich, Yumi, nor Aelita had reacted much during that little moment of hell. They took the time to comprehend who this unknown New Yorker was, but seeing the ghostly look on Olivia's face, clouding her eyes, and Odd's immense fury, it wasn't that hard to make an educated guess.
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Ulrich had been so confused! One, who the heck was this boy? He seemed harmless enough, walking around like a simple exchanged student; completely oblivious to his new surroundings. And, just like any other thirteen year old guy, he introduced himself as a professional class flirt, putting the moves on Olivia so calmly like that. He could understand Odd being jealous, but pounding him to the bone? Not like Odd at all. Something had been up with this seemingly undisruptive boy, but Ulrich found that out just a little too late…
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Yumi couldn't help herself but exchange worried glances at her friends. With the exception of Odd, they were all just as dazed from that awkward moment outside. 'What happened?' Yumi kept saying to her self repeatedly, begging for someone to break this unbearable silence. 'What happened…?'
The Japanese teenager regretted being so naïve. How could she not see it! This was her friend's tormentor, and she didn't even get the hint when the backstabber mentioned his name! What Yumi regretted even more, was not understanding the expression shadowing over Olivia's face. She looked so terrified, as if she had been looking into the eyes of an unknown danger. She probably was…
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Aelita was the last to leave the nurse's office. She had to take a quick glance at Olivia before she could move, and, thankfully, she saw her eyes fluttering as a last memory for Aelita to see. A happy sign for the little pink-haired teen, for she knew, Olivia would make it.
She had heard stories of Olivia's life in New York, and even though Aelita had never really ventured outside of France (or town, for that matter), she could picture it in her mind. Manhattan didn't really seem like the best place to be living during this time, but it sounded enjoyable enough. But the point was Olivia was tough.
'You can't come to Manhattan being a paranoid safety freak, you wouldn't last a day! New Yorkers have to be tough and keep their guards' up! I'm not saying Manhattan is danger prone, it's just you have to understand that life isn't always fun in the sun…'
Aelita sighed. She remembered every word Olivia said that day. Her first day at Kadic. Aelita looked at Olivia, at first, as the tough girl who wasn't afraid of anything, but that quickly changed after the whole story-telling about Miss Olivia Allen, and her insane Knight in Darkened Armor, Mr. Brian Eberly. But now, Aelita was worried. What if Brian hurt her like this again? How would she react this time? There was no telling what would happen. Olivia was someone you couldn't predict, someone who couldn't be labeled on how she would feel about certain things. No wonder she and Brian were together. They were both unpredictable forces of nature…
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Odd did his best to not revert any attention to himself. He did a good job by keeping his head down, hands tossed lazily into his bell-bottom pockets, and trying to keep his expression of pure-blooded hatred masked by a face of pure-blooded worry.
Unlike his companions, whose stunned minds were more intent on the sounds of everyday reality, Odd's was listening to something different, much different. What he was listening to, was a nightmare. His head were filled with mixed sounds: sounds of continued gossip, mostly of Olivia's faint, the askew pattern of footsteps, the clock ticking, and his own thoughts. But one memory, one thought, was all he paid attention to, the menacing memory of Brian's voice.
If Odd had to choose between following his gut feeling, or Olivia's warning, it would be difficult. If Olivia had suggested something that seemed extraordinarily risky, Odd would be listening to his gut. I mean, this was his girlfriend's tormentor! He would never let something like that get away unpunished! But, then again, Olivia's mind, not her gut feeling, had been in control. Olivia knew Brian; she was his ex-girlfriend of course!
Odd didn't know what Brian was capable off. But Olivia did, she was evidence that she survived such an attack! Brian could do things extremely unimaginable, and sadly for her friends, they knew nothing. Odd needed to think for the time being about Olivia's safety. Until they knew what to do, he would have to sit and wait for what was to come next. It was painstaking.
For a while, Olivia would be on her own. She would have to figure out what she wanted to do with Brian, and then call up her friends for help. That almost drew a hole through Odd's heart. 'She'd have to do it on her own…'
Odd finally picked up his head, which seemed oddly weighed down. None of his friends expressed any relief or happiness. Aelita had a faint flicker in her eye, but it wasn't any match for her shiver. She was no where near cheerful.
You didn't need a Jeremie I.Q. to realize that each one of these odd group of individuals had a disgusted emotion dominant from others.
Ulrich's tense figure showed that his dominant was confusion. Yumi, with her chastising mumbles every now and then to herself, showed the dominant of regret. Aelita had her head higher than everyone, but with her shivering posture and downcast eyes, she had been unfortunately over came by worry. And Odd? Well, some things are better left un-said…
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The group of four eventually came to a forked hallway. The left lead to Mrs. Hertz's eighth grade science class, while the right lead to Mr. Fumet's ninth grade history lesson. That was where Yumi would be separated from the rest, so, as a last note; she turned towards her younger companions with an uneasy smile forming on her lips.
"Um, well, we'll talk about this at lunch, okay? Let's just get through the first few periods, and then we can rave on about what happened this morning," Yumi offered, trying to heighten a few broken spirits.
"Seems all right with me," Ulrich started glumly, careless in a way. "I'll have to watch Odd anyway, so he doesn't pound the crud out of you-know-who."
Aelita whipped her head around to see Odd's face, hoping he wouldn't over-react to Ulrich's good intentions. But he didn't, he just huffed and began walking with a forced, straight face towards science class.
Aelita sighed again. Everyone seemed to have their own level of stubbornness. "See you later Yumi."
-Science Class-
Odd was trying to block out the constant noise ringing in his head. Mrs. Hertz hadn't entered class yet, so it was a short, free period of talking and throwing paper airplanes.
He sat at his usual seat in the front center, with Ulrich next to him, talking about random things over his shoulder with Aelita. The conversation hardly revolved around Brian.
'They're probably trying not to upset me,' Odd thought bitterly. 'But to me, its almost seems like they don't care!'
To try and occupy himself, Odd had pulled out a blank sheet of white paper, with a newly sharpened pencil in his tiny hand. Drawing always calmed his nerves, but he still couldn't help but think of her. So, instead of drawing something as random as a bug or a person, he ended up drawing a neatly sketched wolf.
The wolf was in a howling position on top of air; nothing necessarily supporting its big boned state. Its body was muscled and flexed, but as beautiful as a wolf could still be. He tried to make the eyes look as crystalline as possible, and even caught himself sketching a moon symbol on its forehead. (A/N: You know what I just realized? If you think of Chanel's little symbol, it's basically the same symbol as Olivia has. Only, change the two C's in two, solid, blue crescent moons.)
Odd stopped torturing himself, and turned to Ulrich and Aelita. "So, what have you two been talking 'bout?"
Ulrich and Aelita exchanged puzzled glances. "Aren't you upset? Angry? Anything?" Aelita asked. Odd glared with an expression of mixed feelings.
"C'mon guys! Of course, I want to kill Brian! But, Olivia said for me to leave him alone…"
"You hardly ever follow orders, what's the big change for?" Ulrich pointed out quite clearly. He looked extremely mellow for a spilt second as he asked the question.
"Hey, I may not be the smartest guy in the world, but I do have a mind you know," Odd objected, anger quickly rising. Aelita's calm attitude carried on.
"We never said you didn't, we're just saying that you changed, nothing bad," Aelita reasoned. It was her label to be the peace keeper of the gang, and she seemed to be doing a pretty fair job.
"You got me there, Princess," Odd admitted, rubbing his shoulder. Aelita grinned.
"We promised that we would help Olivia with…um, you-know-who, remember? We wouldn't turn or backs on her, you of all people should know that," Aelita explained serenely and assertively. Odd nodded.
The door had opened with a creaky slam, which meant Mrs. Hertz's had finally decided to make everyone's acquaintance. As if on instinct, every student halted what they were doing and turned their heads to the chalkboard, hoping they had set a record time.
Nobody noticed the interesting rhythmic pace Mrs. Hertz's was walking at, except Aelita. She cautiously turned her head to take a glance at Mrs. Hertz as she was advancing up the aisle. Aelita gasped as her face turned pale white, making her neon colored hair stand out like a bright, pink light in the middle of a dark funeral.
He walked behind Mrs. Hertz all the way to the front of the classroom, trying to not to look too casual. Aelita was frozen solid in her seat, and was about to reach up to Odd's shoulder…
"Quiet down! Excuse me for being late, but as you might have known, we have a new student in today…" Mrs. Hertz started. Aelita bit her lip and stared up at Odd, but saw that he was too absorbed in his drawing to hear what she had announced.
Mrs. Hertz continued. "Tell the class you name."
The boy in the front smiled nonchalantly. "The name is Brian Eberly."
A quick, but loud snap was heard shortly after. Aelita and Ulrich looked over at Odd, fear taking over their faces. Odd's pencil had snapped in two.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Eberly. Please, go over and take that empty desk near the window, next to Mr. Della Robbia," Mrs. Hertz ordered in her sharp tongue. Brian nodded and took the vacant seat next to the window, and unfortunately, on the other side of Odd.
Odd slowly turned his head to glare. He almost ended up snarling, but quickly turned back to his work when Brian heard a suspicious noise. Brian ended up shrugging, and looking back at his new science teacher.
'Ha! He thinks he's gonna fool everyone with that smug little grin? Well, not me! He's not getting ANYWHERE near Olivia!" Odd could see the devilish and flirtatious mood Brian was in, and he knew that today was going to get ugly if he didn't keep thinking about Olivia's warning.
-End of Class-
When the bell had finally rang, for what seemed like forever, Odd, Ulrich, and Aelita made a dash towards the hallway. Thinking that they were safe from him, they slowed their paces towards the cafeteria. Unfortunately…
"Hey! Della Robbia, wait up!" Brian yelled eagerly. The trio stopped dead with their backs turned.
'Calm yourself," Ulrich mumbled. Odd breathed in and out angrily, teeth clenched, and shoulder's shifting like a hunting wolf, preparing to pounce. Brian caught up in a spilt second, moving a piece of yellow-blond hair from his pale eyes.
"Um, Odd was it? Anyway, you know that babe you were with earlier? Do you think, um…?" Brian coughed. "Introduce me? She's pretty hot, you have to admit!" he laughed at himself, thinking that his joke was enjoyable. Odd's face reddened with anger and bottled fury. He groaned.
"Listen…Brian…" Odd started, saying his name as if he was being eaten alive by the mere sound. "She's a great girl, so leave her alone!" Odd spat with pure disgust. The trio attempted to walk away from it completely, but it failed when Brian forcefully grabbed at Odd's shoulder and spun him around.
"What's your problem, Della Robbia? Where's the law that says I can't talk to her?" Brian demanded forcefully, glaring at Odd with more annoyance than hate. Odd clenched his fists.
"You just can't! She's my girlfriend, and she doesn't need you to butt into her life!" Odd was prepared to throw a forceful plow, when the memory of Olivia's hand held him back, as well as Aelita's and Ulrich's covering it up. Yet again, they attempted to walk away.
Brian tugged harder at Odd's shoulder. "Dude, I don't know what your problem is, but can't I even know her name?" Odd, Aelita, and Ulrich looked at each other thoughtfully. They were pale.
"Not her real name!" Aelita mumbled for Odd warningly. Odd looked back at Brian, and blurted the first name that came to mind.
"K-Kathryn! Her name is Kathryn, there's your answer, so leave her alone!" Odd answered as simple as that and began trudging threw the busy hallway, with Aelita right next to him.
Brian tried again to reach over, but Ulrich stopped him. He looked up irritably. Ulrich was a full head taller, but Brian was relentless and clearly annoyed. The brunette grabbed at Brian's suspended hand, holding it somewhat tightly. "I think it's time for you to go!"
Eh, it was a short and dumb, I know, but I didn't want to leave everyone hanging! Alert to all my reviewers, starting on Sunday, August 6th, I will be gone for thirteen days, which means I won't be able to get started in my next chapter until August 18th. Sorry, but I'm going to an over-night camp thing. It should be really fun!
Poll: Should the next chapter be about…
A: The conversation the Lyoko gang has at lunch…
B: The continual of my story (which means my original plot)
C: Uh, something else…
Oh well, see ya'll later! Leave a review please!